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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
*Surgery is not required for treatment for thrombophilia | *Surgery is not required for treatment for thrombophilia | ||
*[[IVC_filter|IVC filter]] placement may be indicated in certain scenarios: | *[[IVC_filter|IVC filter]] placement may be indicated in certain scenarios:<ref> Inferior Vena Cava Filters. Medscape (2015). URL Accessed on July 17, 2016</ref> | ||
**Contraindications to or complications from [[anticoagulation]] | **Contraindications to or complications from [[anticoagulation]] | ||
**Recurrent thrombosis on anticoagulation, or failure to acheive therapeutic anticoagulation levels | **Recurrent thrombosis on anticoagulation, or failure to acheive therapeutic anticoagulation levels | ||
==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
*Surgery is not required for treatment for thrombophilia | *Surgery is not required for treatment for thrombophilia | ||
*[[IVC_filter|IVC filter]] placement may be indicated in certain scenarios: | *[[IVC_filter|IVC filter]] placement may be indicated in certain scenarios: | ||
**Contraindications to or complications from [[anticoagulation]] | **Contraindications to or complications from [[anticoagulation]] | ||
**Recurrent thrombosis on anticoagulation, or failure to acheive therapeutic anticoagulation levels | **Recurrent thrombosis on anticoagulation, or failure to acheive therapeutic anticoagulation levels | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Asiri Ediriwickrema, M.D., M.H.S. [2]
Overview
- Surgery is not required for treatment for thrombophilia
- IVC filter placement may be indicated in certain scenarios:[1]
- Contraindications to or complications from anticoagulation
- Recurrent thrombosis on anticoagulation, or failure to acheive therapeutic anticoagulation levels
Surgery
- Surgery is not required for treatment for thrombophilia
- IVC filter placement may be indicated in certain scenarios:
- Contraindications to or complications from anticoagulation
- Recurrent thrombosis on anticoagulation, or failure to acheive therapeutic anticoagulation levels
References
- ↑ Inferior Vena Cava Filters. Medscape (2015). URL Accessed on July 17, 2016